KATHMANDU, SEP 15 -
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Gen Gaurav SJB Rana has appointed Maj Gen Pawan Bahadur Pande as the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Nepal Army.
Pande, a relative of Gen Rana, was commandant at the Army Command and Staff College, Shivapuri. The DGMO is responsible for implementing the operational order of the Army chief, while it also looks after the Army’s intelligence.
The Cabinet on Thursday endorsed the proposal to transfer Pande from the Staff College to the DGMO. Pande, who received his basic training from the Royal Military Academy, UK, is currently vying for the post of force commander of the United Nations Peace Mission in South Sudan.
Meanwhile, Gen Rana handed over the insignia to the newly-promoted Lt General Netra Bahadur Thapa on Friday. Thapa was appointed the Army’s Chief of Staff by the Cabinet as per the recommendation of the Army chief on Thursday.
Lt General Nepal Bhusan Chand has been elevated as second-in-command of the NA and appointed the Chief of General Staff effective Friday.
Source: http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/09/15/top-story/rana-effects-army-appointments/360261/
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